Near Amonate in Tazewell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1392

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023

1. Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1392 Marker

Inscription. The Civilian Conservation Corps, part of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, was created in 1933 to employ young men during the Great Depression. CCC Company 1392 established Camp 54 near Bandy, about three miles to the west, early in June 1933. Three weeks later the camp moved here because of problems with the water supply and electricity. About 200 men, many from Southwest Virginia, lived and worked at this site under the supervision of U.S. military officers. They planted trees, established fire breaks, built roads, and strung telephone lines. The camp closed in Oct. 1934 when the company was transferred to Cambridge, Maryland.

Erected 2017 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number X-32.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR), and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1933.

Location. 37° 9.27′ N, 81° 38.314′ W. Marker is near Amonate,

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Virginia, in Tazewell County. It is at the intersection of Dry Fork Road (Virginia Route 637) and Vivian Lane, on the right when traveling north on Dry Fork Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bandy VA 24602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mathias Harman, Sr. (approx. 0.9 miles away); Roark’s Gap Incident (approx. 2 miles away); Pisgah United Methodist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Thomas Whitten (approx. 4.3 miles away); Fincastle Turnpike (approx. 4.3 miles away); 250th Anniversary of the United States of America

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023

2. Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1392 Marker

(approx. 4.3 miles away); Fort Witten (approx. 4.3 miles away); Big Crab Orchard or Witten’s Fort (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pisgah United Methodist Church (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.